I keep feeling well dehydrated?

How long has this been going on for? if it's not long then you're probs just getting a cold..

Reply 2

Shmish

erm, try upping ur intake of water, and see what happens. It sounds like could be coming down with some illness, but nothing serious so dont worry. if it carries on like this, go get a blood test done

Reply 3

la fille danse

You're probably drinking too much water. 4-6 litres? That's 16 to 24 cups a day. Jesus. Do you do nothing all day but sit in chair, downing glasses of water?

Reply 4

tinkerbellejess

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more adventurous

You're probably drinking too much water. 4-6 litres? That's 16 to 24 cups a day. Jesus. Do you do nothing all day but sit in chair, downing glasses of water?

I was thinking that, unless you do really serious exercise all day every day, I can't really see how your body would need that much. Drinking too much can give you headaches and stuff just as much as being dehydrated can.

Reply 5

Shmish

more adventurous

You're probably drinking too much water. 4-6 litres? That's 16 to 24 cups a day. Jesus. Do you do nothing all day but sit in chair, downing glasses of water?

Oh, I read 4-6 glasses, not litres. thats a LOT of water, Im guessing you prob have to pee loads!!

Reply 6

ForumFreak

If you really feel like you need to be drinking that much then I'd recommend you see a doctor

Reply 7

Tw!stEd

OP

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I've upped my training recently, which is why my water intake is so high.
However, I've never constantly felt thirsy before.

Reply 8

AverageGuyOnTheStreet

I would suggest seeing your doctor if I were you. Do you get any other symptoms? The reason I ask is that I had a phase with your kind of symptoms when I was a kid, went to the doctor, and it turned out to be diabetes. I'm not saying it's anything that serious but I would still go to the doctor anyway.

Reply 9

AverageGuyOnTheStreet

I would suggest seeing your doctor if I were you. Do you get any other symptoms? The reason I ask is that I had a phase with your kind of symptoms when I was a kid, went to the doctor, and it turned out to be diabetes. I'm not saying it's anything that serious but I would still go to the doctor anyway.

woah, i get the same thing too, sticky dry feeling in my mouth, but i drink 2 litres a day or just under, i used to think cystic fibrosis :s-smilie:

Reply 10

Yoda

12

Lucozade may fix all of life's problems.

Reply 11

Yoda

Lucozade may fix all of life's problems.

that makes the aftermath of my mouth more dry

Reply 12

Yoda

12

You must keep drinking, never stop.

Reply 13

Adhsur

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Yoda

You must keep drinking, never stop.

Reply 14

AverageGuyOnTheStreet

T_Bag

that makes the aftermath of my mouth more dry

Sugary drinks do that to me too. You replied to my earlier post on this thread and I would really advise you to get checked out. I'm probably over-exaggerating but that was exactly how I felt.

Reply 15

AverageGuyOnTheStreet

Sugary drinks do that to me too. You replied to my earlier post on this thread and I would really advise you to get checked out. I'm probably over-exaggerating but that was exactly how I felt.

im too scared to get it discovered, i dont want my life ruined id rather die without knowing... i dont even have that much sweet food.

Reply 16

AverageGuyOnTheStreet

, T_Bag. If I had the choice I would be in the same position as you, but it's a pretty horrible way to die - believe me, I've tried and it ain't nice. I was only 10 when I got diagnosed and it was the start of a bad chain of events which, 9 years later, led to the situation I have already described in this post. I'm not saying that the same thing will happen to anyone else but I was really badly bullied by some complete losers for most of 1998 on the back of ignorance (but I don't think things will be quite as bad now) and I often find myself wishing I had died without knowing. Most people, however, do not end up depressed on the back of diabetes and it is perfectly possible to lead a normal life. I hope things get better for you soon because if it is diabetes then you will get more and more ill until you fall into a coma and die (if, of course, you don't get discovered - sorry about that bit but I am still rather angry at my parents for discovering me, it was only a couple of months ago).

Reply 17

AverageGuyOnTheStreet

, T_Bag. If I had the choice I would be in the same position as you, but it's a pretty horrible way to die - believe me, I've tried and it ain't nice. I was only 10 when I got diagnosed and it was the start of a bad chain of events which, 9 years later, led to the situation I have already described in this post. I'm not saying that the same thing will happen to anyone else but I was really badly bullied by some complete losers for most of 1998 on the back of ignorance (but I don't think things will be quite as bad now) and I often find myself wishing I had died without knowing. Most people, however, do not end up depressed on the back of diabetes and it is perfectly possible to lead a normal life. I hope things get better for you soon because if it is diabetes then you will get more and more ill until you fall into a coma and die (if, of course, you don't get discovered - sorry about that bit but I am still rather angry at my parents for discovering me, it was only a couple of months ago).

Lol thats quite harsh, never knew someone getting bullied coz they had diabetes... idiotes eh? ...anyway im not getting iller as you say, i regularly box etc and enjoy my sports, i dont want diabetes to ruin things, im not getting ill'er as you say, of course if i do then i'll get checked up lol.

Reply 18

Ywiss

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Okay, I am a hardcore water freak and can actually tell the differences between different labels of water (yes, it's my favourite drink) :biggrin:

I've found that some labels, if drunk at room temperature, often make you feel more dehydrated than before. The ones I've found which don't do that are Evian and Highland Spring mostly. Though if you put your water in the fridge, then all of the different labels are refreshing. Alternatively, if you're drinking out of the tap, some of the chemicals they put in them can make your mouth dry.

I've also found that it helps to get water not just from water itself, but from other sources as well. As well as drinking water, try eating watery fruits such as melon - often if I'm feeling dehydrated, drinking just water won't do a lot, but eating melon while drinking water will.

Also, do you sweat and urinate a lot? If you're losing a lot of water, it's likely that you'll have to ingest a lot of water. Thirst can also be caused by eating a lot of salty foods.

I wouldn't immediately jump to the conclusion that you have a disorder - though it's true that diabetes is sometimes characterised by excessive thirst.

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